Regardless of saying in October that it had dissolved a deal to provide small EVs on a platform shared with GM, Honda absolutely intends to maintain to its dedication to transition to a 100% zero-emissions lineup by 2040. To take action, Honda’s going to wish to construct some vehicles. Which of them? Nicely, it appears like we’re about to seek out out, as Honda introduced Wednesday that it’ll present its new world electrical automobile collection for the primary time at CES 2024 in January.
“Towards its world purpose to attain carbon neutrality for all merchandise and company actions by 2050, Honda will introduce 30 new EVs globally by 2030 with a world gross sales quantity of two million models,” the corporate’s announcement mentioned. “In North America, Honda has laid out an aggressive timeline of EV introductions resulting in 2030 and finally to 100% zero-emission vehicle gross sales by 2040, which incorporates battery electrical and gas cell electrical powered fashions.”
The announcement was quick on particulars, however Honda did particularly declare that this can be a new EV collection, moderately than a single automobile, and mentioned it would show these “fashions” (plural) and a number of other “key applied sciences” at its sales space at CES. Whether or not these will all be bodily idea vehicles or largely renderings, the corporate did not specify. Aside from the teaser picture up high there, we do not have a lot to go on, however we do know it is a large enough deal that Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe and EVP Shinji Aoyama will each be available to ship remarks.
Whereas GM and Honda’s long-term plans to co-develop smaller vehicles could also be out the window, that does not imply the businesses have severed all ties. Honda’s so-new-it’s-not-even-out-yet Prologue EV makes use of GM’s Ultium battery structure. It is concerning the dimension of the Passport (which slots in between the CR-V and three-row Pilot). Whereas the Prologue will doubtless have a task within the Honda lineup for a number of years to return, we would not be stunned to see an in-house successor in improvement sooner moderately than later.
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